Today we are going to look at 10 Tips for Photographing Quilts. One of my biggest struggles early on when we first started blogging was my lack of skills with photography. All my pictures were dingy and yellow and photographed on my un-vacuumed carpet (so embarrassing). Not that I an expert now by any sense of the imagination, but I have taken lots of classes and learned quite a few tips and tricks over the years. Trust me, I still have a long way to go, but I love the learning process in ... View the Post

For our church Christmas party this year my husband and I got the chance to work together to create a family photo booth.
We don't often get to work on projects together but when we do we have a lot of fun. My husband is pretty handy so even if my ideas are a little crazy he can figure out how to make them happen.
We had seen booths like this before and so we both knew exactly what we wanted to make.
We started with an 8'x4' piece of plywood.
Then my husband added some left over ... View the Post

I found some really cool things this summer at an amazing estate sale (the family was downsizing and used to own antique stores)....but when I was photographing them, I thought you might like to see "behind the scenes" too.
So, today's post is part one of how I do my object photography. I will show you a second way that I photograph objects in the coming weeks.
Let me preface this post with the fact that I don't consider myself a professional photographer....I think I would classify myself as ... View the Post

My sister is again responsible for today's thrifted Thursday. She called me in a panic from an estate sale asking if I wanted any Fiesta Ware.Did I want any Fiesta Ware? Seriously....ummmm......YES!!!!!I absolutely ADORE the colors of Fiesta Ware. They are amazing.And since I can't show you it all at once (I have to leave you in suspense somehow, don't I?) I am just showing you the greens today.In all honesty, I am not sure that all of it is actually Fiesta Ware. The teapot is marked Fiesta ... View the Post

A couple weeks ago I signed up for a blogger's photography class by Emilie. The class was this last weekend and it was amazing. I really needed some more help getting all the way off auto and all the way to manual mode on my camera. Really. Needed. Help.And I am so glad I went. I learned a lot more about light--specifically how to find and make soft directional light--and how to make your blog photos look great in MANUAL mode. Here's the picture that we staged and then took in manual ... View the Post

05.10.11

Two girls. Same name. One mission. Teach the world to sew.

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